{"id":80646,"date":"2017-04-10T12:27:02","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T12:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=de3065d0c62a6c96f97485332e255e7c"},"modified":"2017-04-10T12:27:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T12:27:02","slug":"news-story-enjoy-a-trouble-free-festival-in-malta-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=80646","title":{"rendered":"News story: Enjoy a trouble free festival in Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Every year, thousands of British nationals attend the Lost &amp; Found festival in Malta. Whilst the vast majority of festival goers have a great time with no problems, those that do require assistance, are mainly due to lost\/stolen passport or arrests. The last thing you want to deal with is missing out on the festival due to a day at the High Commission having an Emergency Travel Document applied for, or spending time at a police station or in a cell. Drug penalties in Malta are severe.<\/p>\n<p>Before you set off, do these six simple things:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         Get travel insurance ad check what it covers. Leave a copy with family in the UK<br \/>\n\u00b7         Leave a photocopy of your passport with family in the UK<br \/>\n\u00b7         Fill in the back page of your passport with an emergency contact<br \/>\n\u00b7         Check our travel advice here<br \/>\n\u00b7         Follow us on Twitter @UKinMalta<br \/>\n\u00b7         Like our facebook page &#8211; www.facebook.com\/ukinmalta<\/p>\n<p>When you arrive, make sure you:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         Carry a photocopy of your passport with you and leave your original safely locked away<br \/>\n\u00b7         Have one of your debit\/credit cards and some cash separate from the rest<br \/>\n\u00b7         Be extra careful in  large crowds, keep your cash in a zipped pocket or bag<br \/>\n\u00b7         Look after yourself and your friends<br \/>\n\u00b7         Follow the instructions of the event organisers and the Maltese Police whenever necessary<\/p>\n<p>After it\u2019s over, be extra vigilant:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         Bear in mind you may be tired, which makes you more vulnerable<br \/>\n\u00b7         Don\u2019t fall asleep in a public area with valuables on you<\/p>\n<p>If something goes wrong:<\/p>\n<p>Our consular section is available to offer help and support if you have been hospitalised, arrested or are a victim of crime. You can call us on +356 23230000 if you require help, advice or have lost your passport and need an Emergency Travel Document to get home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advice for British nationals attending the Lost &amp; Found festival to be held in Malta this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80646"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}